Posts Tagged ‘rolston’

Another great breakfast at the Long Trail Inn. I packed and organized all my stuff and gave Christine a few things to bring home including my book, olive oil and honey. I can’t believe how heavy my pack must have been when I started. We went to the Pico alpine slide. Samantha really liked the slide ride and wanted to go again. The girls had ice cream and I finished up the leftover pizza from last night. I also made a new Fosters can stove stand/wind screen. This time with bigger holes. It works better, but the holes need to be higher up the can. We said our good byes at the Route 4/LT trailhead. I am going to miss both of them and will just have to hike faster so I can finish and get home sooner.

Maine Junction

I started hiking at 1:40 pm. Got to Rolston Rest Shelter where I was planning on staying and decided to push on. I camped on Green Road, which is now a snowmobile trail at the crest of a very steep hill. There is a great view of the Chittenden Reservoir. This is my first time not staying in or camping at a shelter. I really like the relative peace and quiet of the LT now that the AT hikers have veered of towards New Hampshire. I only saw three other hikers all day and no one passed me. The black flies were terrible while I was setting up camp so I fired up a Cohiba and they didn’t bother me at all. I am really enjoying the peace and serenity of today and this spot.